Conjugate recaer in Spanish
to relapse, to fall back
recaer is an irregular -er verb ranked #1332 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "El paciente recayó después de dejar el tratamiento." (The patient relapsed after stopping the treatment.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.
recaer — Spanish Conjugation Chart
to relapse, to fall back · -er verb · irregular (irregular) · conjugado.com
Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | recaigo * |
| tú | recaes |
| él/ella/Ud. | recae |
| nosotros | recaemos |
| vosotros | recaéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | recaen |
La responsabilidad recae sobre el director.
The responsibility falls on the director.
Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | recaí |
| tú | recaíste * |
| él/ella/Ud. | recayó * |
| nosotros | recaímos * |
| vosotros | recaísteis * |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | recayeron * |
Ayer yo recaí.
Yesterday I relapse, to fall back.
Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | recaía |
| tú | recaías |
| él/ella/Ud. | recaía |
| nosotros | recaíamos |
| vosotros | recaíais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | recaían |
Antes yo recaía con frecuencia.
Before, I used to relapse, to fall back often.
Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | recaeré |
| tú | recaerás |
| él/ella/Ud. | recaerá |
| nosotros | recaeremos |
| vosotros | recaeréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | recaerán |
Mañana yo recaeré.
Tomorrow I will relapse, to fall back.
Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | recaería |
| tú | recaerías |
| él/ella/Ud. | recaería |
| nosotros | recaeríamos |
| vosotros | recaeríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | recaerían |
Si pudiera, yo recaería.
If I could, I would relapse, to fall back.
Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | recaiga * |
| tú | recaigas * |
| él/ella/Ud. | recaiga * |
| nosotros | recaigamos * |
| vosotros | recaigáis * |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | recaigan * |
Espero que tú recaigas.
I hope that you relapse, to fall back.
Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | recae |
| él/ella/Ud. | recaiga * |
| nosotros | recaigamos * |
| vosotros | recaed |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | recaigan * |
La responsabilidad recae sobre el director.
The responsibility falls on the director.
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Example sentences
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El paciente recayó después de dejar el tratamiento.
The patient relapsed after stopping the treatment.
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La responsabilidad recae sobre el director.
The responsibility falls on the director.
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No quiero recaer en los mismos errores.
I don't want to fall back into the same mistakes.
Common phrases with recaer
- recaer en la enfermedad to relapse into illness
- recaer sobre alguien to fall upon someone
- recaer en viejos hábitos to fall back into old habits